Tag: sentencing guidelines

The Senate Judiciary Committee gave tepid approval to a measure sponsored by Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, that would give judges discretion over sentencing for drug traffickers and lower from 85 to 65 percent the amount of time non-violent offenders would have to serve.

Doing away with Florida’s sentencing guidelines and the requirement that prisoners serve 85 percent of their sentences were among Gov. Rick Scott’s transition team’s recommendations.